HIGHLANDS, NC - HCND station 314055

314055 - HIGHLANDS, North Carolina

Latitude
35° 3´N

Longitude
83° 11´W

Elevation
3840 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

21 mi	SSE :	WALHALLA, SC
33 mi	SE :	CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, SC
33 mi	SSW :	TOCCOA, GA
33 mi	NNE :	WAYNESVILLE 1E, NC
46 mi	SE :	ANDERSON, SC
46 mi	ENE :	HENDERSONVILLE 1NE, NC
58 mi	SW :	DAHLONEGA 2NW, GA
59 mi	NNE :	MARSHALL, NC
64 mi	SW :	GAINESVILLE, GA
65 mi	N :	NEWPORT 1NW, TN

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	17551	96.1%	7153	94.6%
TMIN	17467	95.6%	7100	93.9%
PRCP	16998	93.1%	6846	90.5%
SNOW	11908	65.2%	4831	63.9%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7153 by year	48.9°F	10.2°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=63°F	606	0.22	108	67	1.6*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	524	-0.28	71	112	1.6*	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=63°F	606	-0.57	27	169	6.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	524	0.96	212	24	8.8*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=63°F	606	68	131	1.9*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=33°F	524	84	57	1.5*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	7100 by year	29.8°F	11.1°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=13°F	478	-0.20	73	99	1.4	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	510	0.17	66	49	1.3	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=13°F	478	0.90	202	27	7.5*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	510	-0.85	20	180	9.0*	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=13°F	478	71	53	1.3	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=47°F	510	81	114	1.4	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6846 by year	0.25"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	2810	0.62"	0.05	485	445	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	560	1.93"	0.13	103	76	1.4	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	2810	0.62"	-0.15	424	573	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	560	1.93"	-0.25	67	113	1.7*	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	2810	0.62"	493	454	1.1	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>1.02"	560	1.93"	104	74	1.4*	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4831 by year	0.13"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

SNOW and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	390	1.57"	-0.32	45	87	1.9*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	61	5.20"	-0.39	6	16	2.7	map	table

SNOW and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	390	1.57"	0.85	141	19	7.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	61	5.20"	0.89	20	0	Inf*	map	table

SNOW and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	390	1.57"	69	45	1.5*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>3.0"	61	5.20"	12	3	4.0*	map	table

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